halos installed with pics

[drewmin]

some quick answers:

i wired the halos to the turn signal bulbs - they go on with the parking lights, and the headlights. simple and easy, and works great

i used GE silicone II to reseal the lights

my headlights are sylvania silverstar projector bulbs - i dont have hids. it used to bug me not having hids, but now that i have the halos, the projectors make the halos stand out alot at night - i dont think ill move to hid headlights because i feel they take away from the look of the halo rings.

i didnt have any "problems" with the install, but it wasn't easy. taking apart the headlights was tough, and i had to put the pieces of the light into the oven multiple times to soften up the residual silicone so i could scrape it off and clean it up. however, opening the lights wasnt as impossible as some have made it out to be. i got both lights open, rings mounted, and sealed back up all in one evening.

as for the color difference, its hit or miss ive noticed. everyone i've shown them to hasnt noticed a color difference until i pointed them out. but being the people on this board are car enthusiasts who have an eye to detail, i can see why it would bug or bother you guys more than the average joe. as annoyed as i was by the color difference, i had no choice but to take a chance and do it. i couldnt be without my car for a few weeks while aac sent me new lights, and i wasnt about to reseal headlights i just spent time cracking open without installing the rings. however, the color difference has grown on me and i like the 2 different colors. to me it doesn't look "bad" it just looks different than what you normally see with these lights. i haven't really spoken to aac in detail about this, but i can't imagine what they'd offer me in compensation, if anything at all.

[ReppinTheSouth]

Even if you aren't seeking compensation I think you should speak to them regardless just to give them a heads up so the same thing doesn't happen to someone else.

Bottom line is it's your car and as long as you like it and are comfortable with it, then that's all that matters.

[mikkie]

Hello drewmin,

Just to inform you, i had the halo's also 1 1/2 year ago from aac. At start, the rings were not the same also, the color it was, but not the strenht of light.. ( see picture) After demount the lights again i played a bit with different switchboards. Seeing the electric components i tried to push up the voltage a bit, but i needed a specials transformers wich was to hard to get. Then i searched al info about CCFL lights and found that these lights were also used for case modding in pc's. so nothing special on it..The main problem is that the model of electronics depents on wich lenght of ccfl tube you use.
AAC use 1 switchboard for 2 lights, that is not always sufficient. Its better to use 1 switchboard for 1 lamp. So.. 1 bought these switcboards for only 2.5 euro. ($5)Same size etc, but you can use them for lights up to 40cm.. succes garanteed. for this price AAC should deliver them standard. Its always better to checck the intensity on a bench with a regular power supply, to be sure of the same intensity from 12 - 14.8v btw, i.ve melt on light also because they did forgot to mention the degrees in celsius..okok i should have known better before i started. The complete headlight in holland costs in your currency $1500, so my angel eyes where extra expensive. The more because i get a new 300c this month and cannot swap the old ones...I hope you can do your profit with my experience. Sorry for the terrible pic quality

[jasonb20]

Originally Posted by ReppinTheSouth

Bottom line is it's your car and as long as you like it and are comfortable with it, then that's all that matters.

Yes, I agree 100%. But it doesn't make it right that he got different size Halo's for the price of matched ones.....
But like Reppin said, if it you're comfortable with it, then that's all that matters!